Empowering young minds to tackle global challenges through hands-on STEM
Frontier Challenges x YES (Youth Exploring Science)
We partner to widen participation in STEM and empower students to tackle frontier problems, where we aim to bridge classroom learning and real-world application through inclusive, challenge-based experiences.
Students you sponsor through YES become curious problem-solvers and community-minded contributors. At our challenge events, they work in diverse teams, experience how modern organizations operate, and practice the fundamentals of project delivery—planning, Gantt charts, budgeting, systems thinking, and iterative design. Most importantly, they develop something society and industry urgently need: rigorous, empathetic, creative critical thinking.
Sponsorship is a partnership. Your support equips emerging designers, coders, analysts, and makers—while giving your organization authentic ways to mentor talent, shape relevant skills, and build a stronger local STEM pipeline. Businesses, foundations, and individual donors are essential to expanding YES programming, where your investment turns opportunities into outcomes.
What students gain
- Realistic projects: Climate resilience, health equity, sustainable cities, AI for good, and space-inspired systems challenges.
- Work-ready skills: Teamwork, communication, agile planning, budgeting, risk and systems management.
- Career visibility: Meet mentors, explore pathways, and practice professional tools and processes.
What sponsors gain
- Early access to emerging talent aligned to your mission and tech stack.
- Skills development that fits industry needs (planning, analysis, documentation, delivery).
- Meaningful employee engagement via mentoring, judging, and workshops.
- Community impact with measurable outcomes you can report and celebrate.